JonnyF

I'll give this one a miss. I managed a couple of hours at the Mardi Gras in Sydney in 1998. Biggest collection of attention seekers I have ever witnessed at a single gathering. Look at meeeeeeeee. It was all a bit cringe really .

Simple. Enforce the age limits for purchase. Remove overt/flashy signage if necessary. That will be much more effective than making the kids ride their Scoopy's and Fino's a kilometre down the road (3 up, underage, no helmet etc.) to buy it from a shop that isn't near a school. Personally I think a lot of the issues with Cannabis would disappear if the flashy signage outside the shops was disallowed. Like the Thai sex trade, nobody is too worried if it's somewhat discreet and behind closed doors, but I think some of the shopfronts in the tourist areas are really rubbing the sanctimonious types up the wrong way. Image is everything in Thailand and I really don't think this is the image the "good people" are looking for their country.

I'm not here to be goaded into taking one side or another. I refuse to a) waste my day arguing on the internet and b) become part of the problem. I'm simply highlighting the way the country is ripping itself apart from within. It would appear you are too engrossed in the battle to see the bigger picture.

Thankyou for proving my point. You are an excellent example of 50% of the problem. Your hatred of Trump (while some 'dislike' of Trump can IMO be justified) blinds you to the massive failings and hypocrisy of the Democrats. A fully paid up member of the 2 party system. So distracted by bickering with the "enemy" while the country falls off the edge of a cliff. Sad to see.

It's already a complete mess. China and Russia are laughing their butts off while western nations argue about whether women can have a penis. Both sides are equally fanatical. Whilst the Dems are the dominant source of vitriol on this forum (for reasons I cannot mention) the Republicans can be just as vitriolic elsewhere. As a neutral, it's sad to see what has become of a once great country. The political and racial divides are absolutely ripping it apart. As for Biden's comment, sure it showed his arrogance and disdain for the average man but what do you expect from these pampered liberal elites? Trump has been rude in the past as well. For me, the difference is that Trump's brashness is part of his political persona, whereas Biden has the 'nice guy' image and you only see the hubris when the mask slips. Classic lefist hypocrisy.

500,000 Baht? More like 10,000 each. I feel sorry for the dogs but at least they are still together. Hopefully the loan shark gives them to a dog lover.

They weren’t. There’s a video showing them in traffic with police cars behind them with sirens on. When the traffic moves they go straight on at the junction and the police turn right. The police were stuck in traffic behind them, attending to another issue. Nobody was troubling them in the video. It’s more fabricated drama.

Holding Biden to account for his fiscal ineptitude is not terrorism. Or fascism, before you drop that little chestnut in...

We are still in Europe - check the map Bro. No longer in the EU though. I would hope you understand the difference. What’s your issue with “blonde women”? Expensive divorce? Or simply another misogynist exposed ? We don’t have to stop their behaviour with military force but we don’t need to get into bed with them economically either. That would be hypocritical, we should leave that type of hypocrisy to left wing governments. The Conservatives should remain above that.

How predictable ???? If you genuinely can't see this is a ploy to get their tax payer funded security back then you are irrefutable evidence that non whites are not inferior in the intelligence department. She's running rings around you.????

I see you're buying the narrative of Markle as Diana 2.0. I guess someone has to. ????

Wise move. From the reports I saw, it was a very minor incident blown out of all proportion by a couple of drama queens looking for footage for their next Netflix series. Near catasrophic? ???? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65629160 Completely undeserving of comment.

I suppose it's best everyone just ignores what is happening?

Are you surprised? China is a communist country.

Whenever Truss criticizes China the usual left wing posters side with China and denigrate Truss. Given China's human rights record it is absurd, but that is the lunacy of the left. I guess left wing extremists put socialist ideology ahead of human rights. Sad.

Well done Liz. The leftist apologists for the brutal communist Chinese regime will criticize you but you are absolutely correct. Of course the #bekind lefties will be moaning that such a stance could cost the uk 0.045% of GDP or something but just like they demonstrated with Brexit they only care about money, not principles.

The British do what we want as a direct result of the majority of the British electorate who chose to take up their right to vote, voting to leave the EU. I’m sure you’d apply the same logic to indyref2 in the unlikely event the Scottish people were stupid enough to vote for Independence. Or would you reject a 60/40 vote to leave the uk because only 70% of those eligible to vote chose to do so?

Good points. Well made. The timeframe is irrelevant. The fact is that it is our right to remove every single one, if and when we wish to do so. Since leaving the EU, we do what we want.

And a lot of mucking out to do.

We left the EU so my default position is to remove them all, when we decide to do so. We are British so we do what we want, when we want. If you think any specific laws are worth keeping, list them and make a detailed case why they should be kept. If I can be bothered, I will dismiss them one by one.

Straight from the horses mouth. Even Remainers think Rejoining is a bad idea.

But But But... The Guardian did a poll. ????

Agreed. I'm sure the Republicans will bail them out eventually for the sake of the world economy. But the same as when dealing with children you have to make them realise the implications of their actions before immediately covering their mistakes for them.

We are still waiting for you to realize that your tactic of sending people on a wild goose chase to deflect is not only boring but repetitive and predictable.

Governments don't tend to announce things on the same day they make the decision dear.